diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ab2e6a64d4..291efeed84 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ add_custom_command(TARGET unittests POST_BUILD COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND})
 ########################################
 # Start compiling our code
 #
-add_definitions(-std=gnu++0x)
+add_definitions(-std=c++1y)
 
 # These aren't actually needed for C11/C++11
 # but some dependencies require them (LLVM, libav).
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
index 9303e37939..ec67edf054 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Profiler.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SDCardUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsHandler.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdMakeUnique.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SymbolDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SysConf.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
index 712122b3d1..64c29fb0ab 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Common.vcxproj.filters
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Profiler.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SDCardUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SettingsHandler.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="StdMakeUnique.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="StringUtil.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SymbolDB.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SysConf.h" />
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StdMakeUnique.h b/Source/Core/Common/StdMakeUnique.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b3e38649d8..0000000000
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StdMakeUnique.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2014 Dolphin Emulator Project
-// Licensed under GPLv2+
-// Refer to the license.txt file included.
-
-#pragma once
-
-// VS 2013 defines __cplusplus as 199711L but has std::make_unique.
-#if __cplusplus > 201103L || _MSC_VER >= 1800
-#include <memory>
-#else
-
-// Implementation of C++14 std::make_unique, which is not supported by all the
-// compilers we care about yet.
-//
-// NOTE: This code is based on the libc++ implementation of std::make_unique.
-//
-// Copyright (c) 2009-2014 by the libc++ contributors.
-//
-// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
-// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
-// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
-// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-//
-// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-// all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-//
-// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
-// FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
-// IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-#include <cstddef>
-#include <memory>
-#include <type_traits>
-
-namespace std
-{
-
-struct unspecified {};
-
-template<class T>
-struct unique_if
-{
-	typedef std::unique_ptr<T> unique_single;
-};
-
-template<class T>
-struct unique_if<T[]>
-{
-	typedef std::unique_ptr<T[]> unique_array_unknown_bound;
-};
-
-template<class T, size_t N>
-struct unique_if<T[N]>
-{
-	typedef void unique_array_known_bound;
-};
-
-template<class T, class... Args>
-inline typename unique_if<T>::unique_single make_unique(Args&&... args)
-{
-	return std::unique_ptr<T>(new T(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
-}
-
-template<class T>
-inline typename unique_if<T>::unique_array_unknown_bound make_unique(size_t n)
-{
-	typedef typename std::remove_extent<T>::type U;
-	return std::unique_ptr<T>(new U[n]());
-}
-
-template<class T, class... Args>
-typename unique_if<T>::unique_array_known_bound make_unique(Args&&...) = delete;
-
-}  // namespace std
-
-#endif // __cplusplus
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_ELF.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_ELF.cpp
index 7f09fa7f2a..447e6f6f7b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_ELF.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_ELF.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
-#include "Common/FileUtil.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
+#include <memory>
 
+#include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Core/Boot/Boot.h"
 #include "Core/Boot/ElfReader.h"
 #include "Core/HLE/HLE.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_WiiWAD.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_WiiWAD.cpp
index 66f2ed2b7d..a267227f49 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_WiiWAD.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/Boot_WiiWAD.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "Common/CommonPaths.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/NandPaths.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/PatchEngine.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceAGP.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceAGP.cpp
index c166ce4aca..e4ebe433f1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceAGP.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceAGP.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/MemoryUtil.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/HW/EXI_Device.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceGecko.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceGecko.cpp
index a189568ae7..c475b817c6 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceGecko.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceGecko.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/CommonFuncs.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp
index 722b69f153..0a154f3a43 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/EXI_DeviceMemoryCard.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/NandPaths.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp
index 99e680c14e..4a630a4c03 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardDirectory.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright 2014 Dolphin Emulator Project
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
 #include <cinttypes>
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Common/FileSearch.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardRaw.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardRaw.cpp
index b1494d2e65..c3c41a8347 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardRaw.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCMemcardRaw.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 #include <chrono>
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/SI_DeviceGBA.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/SI_DeviceGBA.cpp
index 9850f2d0ed..f80dd5a56a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/SI_DeviceGBA.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/SI_DeviceGBA.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <queue>
 
 #include "Common/CommonFuncs.h"
 #include "Common/Flag.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/Thread.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp
index beae07402d..80b230f8a1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstring>
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <polarssl/aes.h>
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/MathUtil.h"
 #include "Common/NandPaths.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Crypto/ec.h"
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
index 3567b25aba..01a7279e6b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_es.cpp
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@
 // need to include this before polarssl/aes.h,
 // otherwise we may not get __STDC_FORMAT_MACROS
 #include <cinttypes>
+#include <memory>
 #include <polarssl/aes.h>
 
 #include "Common/ChunkFile.h"
 #include "Common/CommonPaths.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/NandPaths.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/ec_wii.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/MemTools.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/MemTools.cpp
index 2c1f688d5b..5f96356e69 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/MemTools.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/MemTools.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void ExceptionThread(mach_port_t port)
 			msg_out.flavor = 0;
 			msg_out.new_stateCnt = 0;
 		}
-		msg_out.Head.msgh_size = offsetof(typeof(msg_out), new_state) + msg_out.new_stateCnt * sizeof(natural_t);
+		msg_out.Head.msgh_size = offsetof(__typeof__(msg_out), new_state) + msg_out.new_stateCnt * sizeof(natural_t);
 
 		send_msg = &msg_out.Head;
 		send_size = msg_out.Head.msgh_size;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
index 2a48d37f7e..7ed283a4c0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayServer.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include "Common/ENetUtil.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/IniFile.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/NetPlayClient.h" //for NetPlayUI
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp
index a2901f01c2..036e765145 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Intrinsics.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Core/PatchEngine.h"
 #include "Core/HLE/HLE.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp
index c96dfcea93..824ce44d87 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ TODO (in no particular order):
 #include <string>
 
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/CoreTiming.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/AboutDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/AboutDialog.cpp
index c9beca3d10..55f18377cc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/AboutDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/AboutDialog.cpp
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QUrl>
 
 #include "ui_AboutDialog.h"
 
 #include "Common/Common.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 
 #include "DolphinQt/AboutDialog.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/Utils/Utils.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameGrid.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameGrid.cpp
index ebce076ccb..8bf92087bd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameGrid.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameGrid.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
-#include "ui_GameGrid.h"
+#include <memory>
 
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
+#include "ui_GameGrid.h"
 
 #include "DolphinQt/GameList/GameGrid.h"
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameTree.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameTree.cpp
index b218d6072f..68dda6a419 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameTree.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameTree.cpp
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "ui_GameTree.h"
 
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
-
 #include "DolphinQt/GameList/GameTree.h"
-
 #include "DolphinQt/Utils/Resources.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/Utils/Utils.h"
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
index c842c27158..4c371678e5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <QActionGroup>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -10,8 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "ui_MainWindow.h"
 
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
-
 #include "Core/BootManager.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/HW/ProcessorInterface.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/SystemInfo.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/SystemInfo.cpp
index 1d27324779..ba2764593c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/SystemInfo.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/SystemInfo.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QPushButton>
 #include <QThread>
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/CPUDetect.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 
 #include "DolphinQt/SystemInfo.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/Utils/Utils.h"
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
index a386485ce3..b2a6e49a82 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include "Common/FileSearch.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/MathUtil.h"
-#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Common/SysConf.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"